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Commuters now have yet another reason to avoid packing themselves into subway stations. New York City's transit system exposes riders to more inhaled pollutants...

Why plant diversity is so important for bee diversity

A study in southern England reveals why bumble bees and honey bees thrive despite foraging on the same flowers.

Dragonflies perform upside down backflips to right themselves

High speed cameras and CGI technology have revealed the inbuilt righting mechanisms used by dragonflies when they are thrown off balance.

Friends matter: Giraffes that group with others live longer

Adult female giraffes who spend time in larger groups with other females live longer than less sociable individuals. The effects of sociability on survival...

You don’t need to know nature to love it

New research challenges the common belief in conservation that people must 'know nature' to care about it. The study examined the psychological attachment to...

Baby vampire bat adopted by mom’s best friend

The strong relationship formed between two female adult vampire bats may have motivated one of the bats to adopt the other's baby.

Relaxed precautions, not climate, the biggest factor driving wintertime COVID-19 outbreaks

Wintertime outbreaks of COVID-19 have been largely driven by whether people adhere to control measures such as mask wearing and social distancing, according to...

‘Defective’ carbon simplifies hydrogen peroxide production

Scientists introduce a new catalyst to reduce oxygen to widely used hydrogen peroxide. The process sidesteps complex and expensive processes that generate toxic organic...

High CO2 to slow tropical fish move to cooler waters

A new study shows that the ocean acidification predicted under continuing high CO2 emissions may make cooler, temperate waters less welcoming.

Poorer mental health smolders after deadly, devastating wildfire

Researchers report that climate change is a chronic mental health stressor, and promotes a variety of mental health problems. The 2018 Camp Fire is...

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